From 93deb9650f65ffcfedae815e303f07ff0eb97a98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AlisW02 <63066930+AlisW02@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 01:02:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] better descriptions batch two (#40598)

---
 .../furniture_and_terrain/furniture-migo.json | 10 +--
 .../furniture-plumbing.json                   | 12 ++--
 .../furniture-recreation.json                 | 28 ++++----
 .../furniture-regional-pseudo.json            |  8 +--
 .../furniture_and_terrain/furniture-roof.json | 12 ++--
 .../furniture-rural.json                      |  4 +-
 .../furniture-seats.json                      | 18 ++---
 .../furniture-signs.json                      |  6 +-
 .../furniture-sleep.json                      | 14 ++--
 .../furniture-storage.json                    | 66 +++++++++----------
 10 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 89 deletions(-)

diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-migo.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-migo.json
index 8607fc67ca102..471df355ec15c 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-migo.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-migo.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_alien_tendril",
     "name": "glowing tendril",
-    "description": "A willowy tendril growing from the floor, gently waving back and forth.  A faint illumination spills from it.",
+    "description": "A willowy tendril growing from the floor, gently waving back and forth.  A faint light spills from it.",
     "symbol": "i",
     "color": "blue",
     "move_cost_mod": 4,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_alien_anemone",
     "name": "wafting anemone",
-    "description": "A fleshy white protuberance growing from the floor, with a cluster of tendrils pouring out of it.  It looks almost exactly like a sea anemone, even waving gently as though in the water.",
+    "description": "A fleshy white protuberance growing from the floor, with a cluster of tendrils pouring out of it.  It looks almost exactly like a sea anemone, even waving gently as though underwater.",
     "symbol": "V",
     "color": "white",
     "move_cost_mod": 6,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_alien_gasper",
     "name": "gasping tube",
-    "description": "This is a meaty green stalactite with a thickened hide like that of a starfish, extending from the floor to the ceiling.  In the center is a series of ports somewhat like mouths, from which pour bursts of a vile smelling gas.",
+    "description": "This is a meaty green stalactite with a thickened hide like that of a starfish, extending from the floor to the ceiling.  In the center is a series of ports somewhat like mouths, from which pour bursts of a vile-smelling gas.",
     "symbol": "{",
     "color": "green",
     "move_cost_mod": 6,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_alien_zapper",
     "name": "twitching frond",
-    "description": "A spine like the antenna of a moth juts from the ground, swaying gently in the air.  Every so often, a cascade of energy arcs along it and discharges into the ceiling.",
+    "description": "A spine resembling moth antennae juts from the ground, swaying gently in the air.  Every so often, a cascade of energy arcs along it and discharges into the ceiling.",
     "symbol": "F",
     "color": "light_blue",
     "move_cost_mod": 4,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_alien_scar",
     "name": "scarred lump",
-    "description": "This is a pile of unidentified twitching alien flesh, belching strange gases out of injured vessels.",
+    "description": "This is a pile of nondescript alien flesh, twitching and belching strange gases out of injured orifices.",
     "symbol": "{",
     "color": "green",
     "move_cost_mod": 6,
diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-plumbing.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-plumbing.json
index f8f1790bc3bbb..630dbce5bc55e 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-plumbing.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-plumbing.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "id": "f_bathtub",
     "name": "bathtub",
     "symbol": "~",
-    "description": "You could lay in and take a soothing bath, if there were running water.  The plug is intact, so you could use it to store liquids.",
+    "description": "An ordinary ceramic tub, with a now-functionless steel faucet and a plug fixed over the drain.  Watertight and relatively clean, it would make for a good water trough.",
     "color": "white",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
     "coverage": 30,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "id": "f_shower",
     "name": "shower",
     "symbol": "~",
-    "description": "You would be able to clean yourself if water was running.",
+    "description": "A small enclosed ceramic room with a glass door and plumbing fixtures for cleaning oneself.  Before it was a commonplace amenity, but now it's hard to imagine wasting that much water.",
     "color": "white",
     "move_cost_mod": 0,
     "coverage": 35,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "id": "f_sink",
     "name": "sink",
     "symbol": "&",
-    "description": "Emergency relief provider.  Water isn't running, so it's basically useless.",
+    "description": "A porcelain water basin with a water tap and drain, designed to be fitted into an opening on a countertop.",
     "color": "white",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
     "coverage": 60,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "name": "toilet",
     "symbol": "&",
     "color": "white",
-    "description": "A porcelain throne.  Emergency water source, from the tank, and provider of relief.",
+    "description": "An invaluable fixture in any home, it would be a miracle to have one that works.  The standing tank may hold a moderate amount of water, but while better than anything that would be in the bowl, it would not be the cleanest.",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
     "coverage": 30,
     "required_str": -1,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     "id": "f_water_heater",
     "name": "water heater",
     "looks_like": "f_standing_tank",
-    "description": "An insulated metal tank that holds water, kept to a temperature by a small gas flame.",
+    "description": "An insulated metal tank with a small fire used to maintain near-boiling temperatures.  Now that there's no way to power it, the large tank could still be used to store large amounts of clean water.",
     "symbol": "0",
     "bgcolor": "white",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     "id": "f_water_purifier",
     "looks_like": "f_water_heater",
     "name": "water purifier",
-    "description": "This removes ions dissolved in the water, making it pretty clean, if you care about that kind of thing.",
+    "description": "This devices effectively sterilizes water, though without a lot of power and proper plumbing, it's only good for parts now.",
     "symbol": "W",
     "bgcolor": "blue",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-recreation.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-recreation.json
index c14f55d42165d..87ae45ae4cd6b 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-recreation.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-recreation.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "id": "f_exercise",
     "name": "exercise machine",
     "symbol": "T",
-    "description": "Typically used for, well, exercising.  You're getting quite enough of that; running for your life.",
+    "description": "A heavy set of weightlifting equipment for strength training, with a pair of heavy weights affixed to opposite ends of a sturdy pipe.  The weights are huge, and using them without a spotter would be a good way to seriously injure yourself.",
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 35,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_ball_mach",
     "name": "ball machine",
-    "description": "An unpowered machine that seems like it could've been used to launch various balls for different types of sports.  It's only good for parts now if disassembled.",
+    "description": "A simple machine for launching sports balls of various types, with a pair of motorized wheels that, if spun up, would fling the ball at moderate speeds.  Probably not the most effective ranged weapon against the undead.",
     "symbol": "T",
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "id": "f_pool_table",
     "name": "pool table",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "A good-looking pool table.  You wish you learned how to play.",
+    "description": "A large wooden table with green felt carpeting on top, and a set of symmetrical holes that carry billiards balls to an opening on one side.  While not the most useful as a normal table, there is a substantial amount of wood.",
     "color": "green",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
     "coverage": 50,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_dive_block",
     "name": "diving block",
-    "description": "Jump!  Jump!  Dive!",
+    "description": "A chunky plastic stool bolted onto the ground, intended as a safe way of diving forward into a body of water.",
     "symbol": "O",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_target",
     "name": "target",
-    "description": "A metal shooting target in the rough shape of a human.",
+    "description": "A long sheet of metal held upright by a pipe frame, the sheet is cut in a roughly human shape.  There are two bullseye targets painted onto it, a large one on the torso, and a smaller one on the head.  It is peppered with small dents and holes, and a large amount of the paint has flaked or chipped off.",
     "symbol": "@",
     "color": "black",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_arcade_machine",
     "name": "arcade machine",
-    "description": "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.  That was the idea, anyway.  Now, without power, it's just stupid.  Smarter to disassemble for all kinds of useful electronic parts.",
+    "description": "A bulky upright arcade cabinet, brightly painted and slightyly worn with age.  Useless for its intended purpose, it's bound to have valuable parts.",
     "symbol": "6",
     "color": "red",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_pinball_machine",
     "name": "pinball machine",
-    "description": "Most underrated game of the 20th century.  Press buttons so the ball doesn't go in the hole.  It doesn't seem to be working without electricity.  Could be disassembled for various electronic parts.",
+    "description": "An iconic game, this machine has a brightly decorated background on its intricate obstacle course, which is covered by a long sheet of glass.  While inoperable without power, it's still impressive to look at, though probably more useful if disassembled.",
     "symbol": "7",
     "color": "red",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_ergometer",
     "name": "ergometer",
-    "description": "An rowing exercise machine.  Without power, it can no longer help you with your workout.  Might have useful electronic parts in it.",
+    "description": "An exercise machine with a set of handles and plates meant to emulate rowing a boat.  Without power it can't be operated, but it might have useful parts to be scavanged.",
     "symbol": "5",
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_treadmill",
     "name": "treadmill",
-    "description": "Used for training leg muscles.  It'll be extra hard without power.  Could be taken apart for its… parts.",
+    "description": "A motorized conveyor belt with a control panel for running in place.  Without power, it's an immense challenge to move the belt.  Regardless, you're probably getting enough cardio on your own.",
     "symbol": "L",
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
     "alias": "f_floor_canvas",
     "looks_like": "f_floor_canvas",
     "name": "heavy punching bag",
-    "description": "Punch Punch!  Exercise those arms!  Main selling point: it doesn't fight back!",
+    "description": "A hefty leather bag in an oblong shape, suspended from a ceiling mount with a steel chain.  It can be used for exercise and combat training, with the notable advantage that it doesn't fight back.",
     "symbol": "0",
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_piano",
     "name": "piano",
-    "description": "The ol' ebony and ivory.  Really classes up the place.  You could take it apart if you wanted… you monster.",
+    "description": "An elegant piano, capable of producing beautiful music if used by a skilled player.  A set of off-white and black keys all linked to a set of hammers, which strike their corresponding tightly-coiled wire to produce sound.",
     "symbol": "P",
     "color": "i_black",
     "move_cost_mod": 6,
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_speaker_cabinet",
     "name": "speaker cabinet",
-    "description": "A cabinet loaded with 12-inch speakers, intended to help make various things loud.  It can't serve its original purpose these days, but it could be disassembled for various electronic parts.",
+    "description": "An upright wood-panel case of large speakers, built to produce a potentially deafening volume level.  While this is a terrible idea to use now, it could hold useful parts.",
     "symbol": "7",
     "color": "blue",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_dancing_pole",
     "name": "dancing pole",
-    "description": "Tall metal pole meant for dancing, attached on bottom and top.",
+    "description": "A tall steel pipe mounted vertically, securely fastened to the ceiling and floor.  Usually used for various forms of dancing, often in adult-oriented venues.",
     "symbol": "i",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
     "id": "f_roulette_table",
     "name": "roulette table",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "A big, scratched roulette table.",
+    "description": "A huge table specially made for a specific form of gambling, with a grid painted onto the felt top, and a concave spinning wheel intended to give a random selection of the inscribed possibilities.",
     "color": "green",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
     "coverage": 50,
diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-regional-pseudo.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-regional-pseudo.json
index 3253c02c2ae90..42f9ced3c57c1 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-regional-pseudo.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-regional-pseudo.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_region_flower",
     "name": "this should never actually show up, it's a pseudo furniture",
-    "description": "this should never actually show up, it's a pseudo furniture",
+    "description": "This is pseudo-furniture and should never actually show up.  Please report this bug.",
     "symbol": " ",
     "color": "black",
     "move_cost_mod": 0,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_region_weed",
     "name": "this should never actually show up, it's a pseudo furniture",
-    "description": "this should never actually show up, it's a pseudo furniture",
+    "description": "This is pseudo-furniture and should never actually show up.  Please report this bug.",
     "symbol": " ",
     "color": "black",
     "move_cost_mod": 0,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_region_water_plant",
     "name": "this should never actually show up, it's a pseudo furniture",
-    "description": "this should never actually show up, it's a pseudo furniture",
+    "description": "This is pseudo-furniture and should never actually show up.  Please report this bug.",
     "symbol": " ",
     "color": "black",
     "move_cost_mod": 0,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_region_flower_decorative",
     "name": "this should never actually show up, it's a pseudo furniture",
-    "description": "this should never actually show up, it's a pseudo furniture",
+    "description": "This is pseudo-furniture and should never actually show up.  Please report this bug.",
     "symbol": " ",
     "color": "black",
     "move_cost_mod": 0,
diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-roof.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-roof.json
index b9f6e25c30d33..e3fac6eb56ae9 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-roof.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-roof.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_cellphone_booster",
     "name": "cell phone signal booster",
-    "description": "A cell phone signal booster, it may be useful for parts now.",
+    "description": "A specialized piece of equipment that receives phone signals and amplifies them to reach further destinations with more clarity.  Now that there's no longer signals for them to boost, they're only good for parts.",
     "symbol": ":",
     "color": "white",
     "move_cost_mod": -2,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_small_satelitte_dish",
     "name": "satellite dish",
-    "description": "A small satellite dish for home entertainment.",
+    "description": "A small sheet metal disc designed to receive radio waves from orbital satellites.  Satellites that will assuredly continue to orbit, with nothing to broadcast.",
     "symbol": "(",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -2,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_chimney",
     "name": "chimney crown",
-    "description": "The top of a chimney, it looks sooty.",
+    "description": "The top of a brick chimney, the opening is stained black with soot.  Definitely too narrow to fit in.",
     "symbol": "#",
     "color": "red",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_TV_antenna",
     "name": "TV antenna",
-    "description": "The television antenna improved reception for televisions.",
+    "description": "A simple metal antenna to increase the reception of non-cable television broadcasts.  Almost wholly obsolete for years, only being good for parts isn't new for this item.",
     "symbol": "#",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_vent_pipe",
     "name": "vent pipe",
-    "description": "The plumbing vent pipe removes gas and odors from the building.",
+    "description": "A sort of chimney spout for a building's internal ventilation system, this can be used for circulation, venting fumes, and other such functions.",
     "symbol": "|",
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_roof_turbine_vent",
     "name": "roof turbine vent",
-    "description": "The turbine uses wind power to suck hot and humid air out of the attic.",
+    "description": "A rotary wind turbine that will catch the wind and pull out air from inside.  It is most commonly used for improving air cicrulation, particularly in poorly-ventilated areas like attics.",
     "symbol": "&",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-rural.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-rural.json
index 9b0a20108942f..9d298e5fc0fb7 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-rural.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-rural.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_hay",
     "name": "bale of hay",
-    "description": "A bale of hay.  You could sleep on it, if desperate.",
+    "description": "A massive packed-together block of hay, it makes for easy storage of straw for livestock.  If your only other option is the floor, it makes a tolerable bed.",
     "symbol": "#",
     "bgcolor": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 3,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "id": "f_woodchips",
     "name": "pile of woodchips",
     "symbol": "X",
-    "description": "Pile of chipped wood pieces.  You can move it with a shovel.",
+    "description": "A large mound of piled wood chips.  Unpleasant to lay on, hard to walk through, and a large fire hazard, it's probably best to shovel it out of the way.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 6,
     "max_volume": "750 L",
diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-seats.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-seats.json
index ebf8c8b4b0292..6ccae0c950855 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-seats.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-seats.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "id": "f_bench",
     "name": "bench",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "Hobo bed.  Airy.  Use at your own risk.",
+    "description": "A simple bench with wood slats nailed to a frame.  While uncomfortably flat and just as cold as the ground, it could serve as a bed if needed.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 35,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "id": "f_armchair",
     "name": "arm chair",
     "symbol": "H",
-    "description": "A more comfortable way of sitting down.",
+    "description": "A simple upholstered chair with armrests.  Soft and fairly warm, it definitely beats the ground for sleeping on, though not by much.",
     "color": "green",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 45,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "//": "Used in airliner.json, it yields short rope as a seatbelt",
     "looks_like": "f_armchair",
     "symbol": "H",
-    "description": "An airplane seat with a seatbelt.",
+    "description": "A cheaply upholstered folding airplane seat, it has a simple across-the-lap seatbelt.  You likely wouldn't be the first to sleep in this.",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 45,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "id": "f_chair",
     "name": "chair",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "Sit down, have a drink.",
+    "description": "A simple wooden chair, with four legs, a seat, and a back.  It's nice to rest your feet for once, and if coupled with a suitable table, you could eat a meal properly and almost pretend that things were normal again.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 40,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     "id": "f_sofa",
     "name": "sofa",
     "symbol": "H",
-    "description": "Lie down OR sit down!  Perfect!",
+    "description": "A wide upholstered bench, large enough for two people to comfortably sit alongside one another, or one person to lay back on.  It's not quite a bed, but it's a hell of a lot more comfortable than the floor.",
     "bgcolor": "red",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 60,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
     "name": "stool",
     "symbol": "#",
     "looks_like": "f_chair",
-    "description": "Sit down, have a drink.",
+    "description": "A simple stool, with four legs and a seat.  While it's a touch more maneuverable to sit on, the lack of back support means it's significantly less comfortable than a normal chair.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 30,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     "name": "camp chair",
     "symbol": "#",
     "looks_like": "f_chair",
-    "description": "Sit down, have a drink.  It can folded for easy transportation.",
+    "description": "A somewhat uncomfortable folding chair, with fabric strung across a metal frame.  Not the best, but better than nothing, and a lot easier to pack up.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 35,
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     "id": "f_logstool",
     "name": "log stool",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "A log tipped on its end with any rough edges cut off.  Basically a very simple seat.",
+    "description": "A short section from a tree trunk with one of the flat ends smoothed down.  Makes for a decent place to sit, but not quite a real chair.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 40,
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
     "id": "f_deckchair",
     "name": "deck chair",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "A comfortable deck chair for sunbathing.  If only you had time for that.",
+    "description": "A folding deck chair with fabric sheets mounted to a wooden frame.  While it's built to take outdoor conditions and is an improvement over the ground, it's not particularly comfortable.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "coverage": 30,
diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-signs.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-signs.json
index 3a0f39db47b05..d99d00f4560e2 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-signs.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-signs.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_bulletin",
     "name": "bulletin board",
-    "description": "A big, cork bulletin board capable of sporting various notices.  Pin some notes for other survivors to read.",
+    "description": "A wide wooden frame with a sheet of corkboard inside.  Good for pinning various notices for other survivors to read.",
     "symbol": "6",
     "color": "blue",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "id": "f_sign",
     "name": "sign",
     "symbol": "P",
-    "description": "Read it.  Warnings ahead.",
+    "description": "A simple signpost made of wood.  Basically two planks alongside each other nailed to another plank that holds them up.",
     "color": "brown",
     "examine_action": "sign",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "id": "f_sign_warning",
     "name": "warning sign",
     "symbol": "P",
-    "description": "A triangle-shaped sign on a post meant to indicate something important or hazard.",
+    "description": "A triangular signpost painted white with a red border.  Designed to easily catch the eye, signs of this nature seldom display anything but bad news.",
     "color": "red",
     "examine_action": "sign",
     "looks_like": "f_sign",
diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-sleep.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-sleep.json
index 5519ee674eb72..dcc61880cf075 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-sleep.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-sleep.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "id": "f_bed",
     "name": "bed",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "This is a bed.  A luxury in these times.  Quite comfortable to sleep in.",
+    "description": "A standard mattress on a sturdy wooden frame.  Even without blankets or pillows, and despite being a completely ordinary mattress, it's a sight for sore, tired eyes.",
     "color": "magenta",
     "move_cost_mod": 3,
     "coverage": 40,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "name": "bunk bed",
     "symbol": "#",
     "looks_like": "f_bed",
-    "description": "A wooden bunk bed with mattresses for two people.",
+    "description": "A bunk bed with a sturdy wooden frame built to hold two single-person mattresses above one another.  While these usually mean sleeping closer than you'd like to somebody you wouldn't normally want to share a mattress with, a bed's a bed.",
     "color": "magenta",
     "move_cost_mod": 6,
     "coverage": 40,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "id": "f_bed_frame",
     "name": "bed frame",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "This is an empty bed frame.  With a mattress on it, it would be a nice place to sleep.  Sleeping on it right now wouldn't be great.",
+    "description": "A sturdy wooden bed frame built to hold most standard mattresses.  Despite being one half of a bed, it's just about impossible to lay on by itself.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 4,
     "coverage": 40,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_floor_mattress",
     "name": "mattress",
-    "description": "A comfortable mattress has been tossed on the floor for sleeping here.  It's not quite as comfy as a real bed, but it's pretty close.",
+    "description": "An ordinary mattress left on the floor.  While it's not as comfortable as an entire bed without the mattress, it's pretty close.  If it's someplace actually safe to sleep, it's practically a luxury in of itself.",
     "symbol": "0",
     "color": "magenta",
     "move_cost_mod": 3,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_down_mattress",
     "name": "down mattress",
-    "description": "A comfortable feather down mattress has been tossed on the floor for sleeping here.  It's not quite as comfy as a real bed, but it's pretty close.",
+    "description": "A squishy feather-stuffed mattress left on the floor.  While it's not as comfortable as an entire bed without the mattress, it's pretty close.  If it's someplace actually safe to sleep, it's practically a luxury in of itself.",
     "symbol": "0",
     "color": "magenta",
     "move_cost_mod": 3,
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     "id": "f_makeshift_bed",
     "name": "makeshift bed",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "Not as comfortable as a real bed, but it will suffice.",
+    "description": "An improvised mattress on a flimsy wooden frame.  Almost as good as a normal bed, albeit with a slightly lumpy mattress.  Considering the circumstances, it's not too bad at all.",
     "color": "magenta",
     "move_cost_mod": 3,
     "coverage": 40,
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     "id": "f_straw_bed",
     "name": "straw bed",
     "symbol": "#",
-    "description": "Kinda itches when you lay on it.",
+    "description": "An improvised bedding pile made of hay.  Better than nothing, but not particularly comfortable, and quite itchy.",
     "color": "magenta",
     "move_cost_mod": 3,
     "coverage": 35,
diff --git a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-storage.json b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-storage.json
index 56d7179002850..2c13322251517 100644
--- a/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-storage.json
+++ b/data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-storage.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "id": "f_bookcase",
     "name": "bookcase",
     "symbol": "{",
-    "description": "Stores books.  Y'know, those things.  Who reads books anymore?",
+    "description": "A simple wooden shelf for storing dozens of books.  While designed for books, it does a decent job of storing anything else that'll fit.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
     "coverage": 80,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "id": "f_entertainment_center",
     "name": "entertainment center",
     "symbol": "{",
-    "description": "Stores audio visual equipment, books and collectibles.",
+    "description": "While not quite as cool by itself as the name might imply, this large wooden cabinet can store a variety of things, like a TV and media systems, with shelving space and cupboards for anything that'll fit.",
     "color": "brown",
     "looks_like": "f_bookcase",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "id": "f_coffin_c",
     "name": "coffin",
     "looks_like": "f_coffin_o",
-    "description": "Holds the bodies of the countless killed in the Cataclysm.",
+    "description": "A humble wooden casket for the respectful burial of the dead.  While a standard practice before this all happened, it is now a rare honor for one to be given a proper final resting place.  An honor that countless many will likely never receive.",
     "symbol": "0",
     "bgcolor": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_coffin_o",
     "name": "open coffin",
-    "description": "You can only hope you'll look good enough for one of these, when the time comes.",
+    "description": "A humble wooden casket for the respectful burial of the dead.  While a standard practice before this all happened, it is now a rare honor for one to be given a proper final resting place.  This one is open and unoccupied, and gazing inside fills you with a sense of melancholic weariness.",
     "symbol": "O",
     "bgcolor": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_crate_c",
     "name": "crate",
-    "description": "What's inside?  Pry it open to find out!  Or just smash it, but you might break the contents.",
+    "description": "A sealed wooden storage container.  Lacking any labels, it could hold just about anything inside.  If you don't have a proper tool to pry it open, smashing it is an option, albeit one that risks destroying the contents.",
     "symbol": "X",
     "bgcolor": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_crate_o",
     "name": "open crate",
-    "description": "What's inside?  Look in it!",
+    "description": "An open wooden storage box, capable of holding any number of things.  The lid has been pried off and is leaned adjacent to it, and with a fresh set of nails, could be sealed back shut.",
     "symbol": "O",
     "bgcolor": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
     "id": "f_cardboard_box",
     "name": "large cardboard box",
     "symbol": "X",
-    "description": "A large cardboard box: this could be used to store things, or as a hiding place.",
+    "description": "A large box made of a brown paper-based material.  Could contain a number of things, or even be hidden inside.  Considering it only has two small flaps for carrying, it's very hard to see out of, and won't do anything to protect you if you're found.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": 7,
     "coverage": 90,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     "id": "f_dresser",
     "name": "dresser",
     "symbol": "{",
-    "description": "Dress yourself for the zombie prom, or other occasions.",
+    "description": "A simple wooden cabinet with a column of short drawers.  While intended for storing clothes, there's nothing stopping you from storing whatever fits.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
     "coverage": 70,
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
     "name": "glass front cabinet",
     "symbol": "[",
     "looks_like": "f_display_rack",
-    "description": "A tall storage cabinet with a clear glass window.",
+    "description": "A tall metal cabinet with a sheet of glass across the front for viewing the contents.  Often used for displaying rare, visually pleasing, or otherwise valuable goods, it's odd that it doesn't have a lock.",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
     "coverage": 30,
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_gunsafe_ml",
     "name": "gun safe",
-    "description": "Oooooohhhh.  Shiny.",
+    "description": "A large and heavy container with thick metal walls and a rotary combination lock, this is designed to securely store firearms, weapon mods, and ammunition.  If you had something to listen close with and a hell of a lot of time, you could probably crack it.",
     "symbol": "X",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
     "id": "f_gunsafe_mj",
     "name": "jammed gun safe",
     "looks_like": "f_gunsafe_ml",
-    "description": "Does it have guns in it?  You won't find out.  It's jammed.",
+    "description": "A heavy and durable metal safe for storing firearms and ammunition.  Unfortunately, the lock is completely broken, and short of some pretty serious machinery, you have no possible way of opening it.",
     "symbol": "X",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
     "id": "f_gun_safe_el",
     "name": "electronic gun safe",
     "looks_like": "f_gunsafe_ml",
-    "description": "Can you hack it open to get the firearms?",
+    "description": "A large and heavy container with thick metal walls and an electronic locking system, this is designed to securely store firearms, weapon mods, and ammunition.  If you had some way of hacking into it, you could probably crack it open.",
     "symbol": "X",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
     "id": "f_locker",
     "name": "locker",
     "symbol": "{",
-    "description": "Usually used for storing equipment or items.",
+    "description": "A tall sheet metal cabinet, useful for storing just about anything that'll fit.",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
     "coverage": 90,
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
     "id": "f_mailbox",
     "name": "mailbox",
     "symbol": "P",
-    "description": "A metal box attached to the top of a wooden post.  Mail delivery hasn't come for awhile.  Doesn't look like it's coming again anytime soon.",
+    "description": "A small metal box on top of a wooden post, designed to receive mail deliveries.  Although considering the circumstances, it will likely never see proper use again.",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "required_str": -1,
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
     "id": "f_clothing_rail",
     "name": "clothing rail",
     "looks_like": "f_rack",
-    "description": "A rail for hanging clothes on.",
+    "description": "A metal frame on a set of wheels used for hanging large amounts of clothes.  Usually used in theater or retail environments, it's easy to use and quick to access.",
     "symbol": "{",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_rack",
     "name": "display rack",
-    "description": "Display your items.",
+    "description": "A sheet metal shelving unit, with the storage surfaces angled in such a way as to show off the items stored.",
     "symbol": "{",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
     "id": "f_rack_wood",
     "name": "wooden rack",
     "symbol": "{",
-    "description": "A simple wooden rack.  Display your items on it.",
+    "description": "A wooden shelving unit with angled storage surfaces designed to show off whatever is stored on it.",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
     "coverage": 70,
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_rack_coat",
     "name": "coat rack",
-    "description": "A hooked rack for hanging jackets and hats.",
+    "description": "A tall wooden pole with a set of hooks used to store outdoor jackets and hats to allow easy access.",
     "symbol": "Y",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_recycle_bin",
     "name": "recycle bin",
-    "description": "Stores items for recycling.",
+    "description": "A large plastic bin painted green with a 'recycle' symbol emblazoned on it.  While intended to store discarded things to be processed back into a factory, the drastic change in priorities as of late means that these may hold valuable materials.",
     "symbol": "{",
     "color": "light_green",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
     "id": "f_safe_c",
     "name": "safe",
     "looks_like": "f_gunsafe_ml",
-    "description": "Holds items.  Securely.",
+    "description": "A small, heavy, and near-unbreachable metal box with a rotary combination lock.  Although, this isn't actually locked, just closed.",
     "symbol": "X",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
     "name": "safe",
     "looks_like": "f_safe_c",
     "symbol": "X",
-    "description": "What needs protection like this?",
+    "description": "A small, heavy, and near-unbreachable metal box with a rotary combination lock.  With something to listen really closely and a hell of a lot of time, you might be able to crack it.",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
     "coverage": 30,
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
     "id": "f_safe_o",
     "name": "open safe",
     "looks_like": "f_safe_c",
-    "description": "Grab the firearms!",
+    "description": "A small, heavy, and near-unbreachable metal box with a rotary combination lock, albeit significantly less secure with the door open.",
     "symbol": "O",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
     "id": "f_trashcan",
     "name": "trash can",
     "symbol": "&",
-    "description": "One man's trash is another man's dinner.",
+    "description": "A plastic bin for storing discarded waste as to be disposed of later.  Although, considering the circumstances, it might be worth seeing what's inside.",
     "color": "light_cyan",
     "move_cost_mod": 1,
     "required_str": 5,
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
     "id": "f_wardrobe",
     "name": "wardrobe",
     "looks_like": "f_dresser",
-    "description": "A tall piece of furniture - basically a freestanding closet.",
+    "description": "A very large wooden cabinet for storing clothes, effectively an upright closet.  Could technically be used to store anything else that would fit, though.",
     "symbol": "{",
     "color": "i_brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
     "id": "f_filing_cabinet",
     "name": "filing cabinet",
     "looks_like": "f_rack",
-    "description": "A set of drawers in a sturdy metal cabinet, used to hold files.  It can be locked to protect important information.  If you're lucky, there are often keys nearby.",
+    "description": "A rack of metal drawers designed to hold various files and paperwork.  Paperwork that has more than likely lost all worth or value by now.",
     "symbol": "}",
     "color": "dark_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@
     "name": "utility shelf",
     "symbol": "{",
     "looks_like": "f_rack",
-    "description": "A simple heavy-duty plastic and metal shelving unit.",
+    "description": "A simple heavy-duty plastic and metal shelving unit, intended to store tools and materials for easy access to workers.",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
     "coverage": 55,
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_warehouse_shelf",
     "name": "warehouse shelf",
-    "description": "A large, sturdy shelf made of metal for storing pallets and crates in warehouses.",
+    "description": "A huge, sturdy steel shelf for storing pallets of crates in warehouses.",
     "symbol": "{",
     "looks_like": "f_utility_shelf",
     "color": "light_gray",
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@
     "id": "f_wood_keg",
     "name": "wooden keg",
     "looks_like": "f_standing_tank",
-    "description": "A keg made mostly of wood.  Holds liquids, preferably alcoholic.",
+    "description": "A large standing wooden barrel, completely watertight.  Good for storing liquids of all kinds or fermenting alcohol.",
     "symbol": "H",
     "color": "brown",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@
     "id": "f_displaycase",
     "name": "display case",
     "looks_like": "f_rack",
-    "description": "Display your stuff fancily and securely.",
+    "description": "A secure wooden case at about waist-height, with glass panelling on the top.  Useful for storing valuable things while still showing them off.  Not actually as secure as it looks, as the display windows are easily broken.",
     "symbol": "#",
     "color": "light_cyan",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
     "id": "f_displaycase_b",
     "name": "broken display case",
     "looks_like": "f_rack",
-    "description": "Display your stuff.  It'll get stolen.",
+    "description": "A secure wooden case at about waist-height, with glass panelling on the top.  Would be useful for storing valuable things while still showing them off, if the glass hadn't been shattered.  Careful not to cut yourself when looting.",
     "symbol": "#",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": 2,
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_standing_tank",
     "name": "standing tank",
-    "description": "A large freestanding metal tank, useful for holding liquids.",
+    "description": "A huge metal tank that can be used to safely store large amounts of liquid.",
     "symbol": "O",
     "color": "light_gray",
     "move_cost_mod": -1,
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_dumpster",
     "name": "dumpster",
-    "description": "Stores trash.  Doesn't get picked up anymore.  Note the smell.",
+    "description": "A large metal dumpster that will likely not be getting picked up by the city's waste management any time soon.  Despite the unpleasant nature of climbing inside, it could make for a viable hiding spot.",
     "symbol": "{",
     "color": "green",
     "move_cost_mod": 3,
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@
     "type": "furniture",
     "id": "f_butter_churn",
     "name": "butter churn",
-    "description": "A pedal driven butter churn.",
+    "description": "A metal tube with a built-in mixer for making butter.  Rather than needing electricity, it is pedal-driven, allowing use without power.",
     "symbol": "H",
     "color": "light_cyan",
     "crafting_pseudo_item": "butter_churn",